Step Would Deepen Role of American Personnel in North Africa

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.—The head of the U.S. Special Operations Command said Saturday the military is negotiating with Libya to begin training its security forces, a step that would carve out a deeper role for American personnel in Africa's unstable North.

Adm. William McRaven said the U.S. hopes to train between 5,000 and 7,000 conventional forces. Speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., Adm. McRaven also said there...